Two teenagers, Michelle Reyes, 18 and Malik Brooks, 19, are in custody after burglarizing a home in West Palm Beach. Terri Parker reports.

Two teenagers, Michelle Reyes, 18 and Malik Brooks, 19, are in custody after burglarizing a home in West Palm Beach. Terri Parker reports.

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Updated: 5:40 PM EDT May 23, 2016

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WEBVTT EXCLUSIVE VIDEO.TERRI?TERRI: THEY CAUGHT ONE OF THOSESUSPECTED BURGLARS HIDING IN ABACKYARD RIGHT HERE ON FLAMINGODRIVE.THEY FOUND THE GETAWAY DRIVERJUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.THE FEMALE VICTIM COMING FACE TOFACE WITH A BURGLAR INSIDE HERHOME.SHE WAS ABLE TO GIVE POLICE THETAG NUMBER AS THE TWO TEAMS TRYTO MAKE THEIR GETAWAY.THIS IS 19-YEAR-OLD MALIKBROOKS.HANDCUFFED OUTSIDE A POLICE CARWHILE THE VICTIM IN A SUSPECTEDHOME BURGLARY ID'S HIM FROMBEHIND ANOTHER POLICE CAR'STINTED WINDOWS.POLICE SAYS BROOKS WENT INTO THEBACK YARD OF THIS HOUSE ONFLAMINGO DRIVE OPENED THESLIDERS, WENT INSIDE AND STARTEDTAKING JEWELRY AND ELECTRONICS.WHAT HE DIDN'T KNOW THE WOMANWHO LIVES HERE WAS GARDENING INTHE SIDE YARD, SHE CAME INTHROUGH THE CARPORT AND FACE TOFACE WITH THE MAN STEALING HERSTUFF.>> IT'S DISCONCERTING, ANYWAY.TERRI: NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR CRAIGKIDWELL SAYS HE HAD JUST BEENSHOWING HIS NEIGHBOR HISSECURITY CAMERA VIDEOS OF PEOPLETRYING TO BREAK INTO HIS CAR ANDDIDN'T EXPECT SOMEONE TO COMERIGHT INTO HER HOUSE A FEW HOURSLATER.>> WELL, THERE'S THAT, ISN'TTHERE?IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HADTHAT HAPPETERRI: NEIGHBORS SAY THEHOMEOWNER TOLD THE BURGLAR, YOUBETTER GET OUT OF HERE AND HETOOK OFFPOLICE SAY HIS GETAWAY DRIVER,18-YEAR-OLD MICHELLE REYES,DIDN'T WAIT THOUGH, SHE ROAREDOUT, LEAVING HIM TO HIDE IN THENEIGHBORHOOD.POLICE SET UP A PERIMETER, ANDUSED K-9S, EVENTUALLY LOCATINGBROOKS IN A BACKYARD.THE VICTIMS, UNDERSTANDABLYSHAKEN, DID NOT WANT TO COMMENTABOUT THE FRIGHTENINGEXPERIENCETONIGHT BOTH OF THOSE TEENAGERSHAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE COUNTYJAIL.MEANWHILE NEIGHBORS TELL ME THEYARE LOOKING MORE SERIOUSLY INTO

Teenagers arrested in burglary

Two teenagers, Michelle Reyes, 18 and Malik Brooks, 19, are in custody after burglarizing a home in West Palm Beach. Terri Parker reports.